Search results

59-year-old man accused of molesting 12-year-old girl on bus Published on Apr 9, 2012 Shu Hee Tong, 59, was charged with twice molesting a 12-year-old girl on board a bus and two other offences. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN By Elena Chong A 59-year-old man was charged with twice molesting a...

Re: Romanian representatives on Ionescu case to visit Singapore this week Ionescu trial resumes with surveillance footage from night of accident By Claudia Craiu | Posted: 06 April 2012 2032 hrs SINGAPORE: The trial of former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, who's accused of manslaughter...

Singapore's special envoy to Romania to attend hearings in Ionescu trial Posted: 05 April 2012 1819 hrs SINGAPORE: Singapore's special envoy to Romania, Anil Kumar Nayar, will attend the next hearings in the trial of Mr Silviu Ionescu, the former Romanian Charge d'Affaires in Singapore...

Court dismisses drug trafficker's third appeal By Hong Jing Yng | Posted: 04 April 2012 1711 hrs SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed convicted Malaysian drug trafficker Yong Vui Kong's third attempt to get the court to reopen his case and set aside his death sentence. The...

Retiree fined for scratching taxis after casino losses Published on Apr 3, 2012 Tan Kim Seng, 73, was fined $6,000 for venting his anger by scratching taxis, including the one above, at a carpark in RWS after losing money in the casino. He held a grudge against cabbies because of 'bad...

Police investigating 5 persons for spreading false kidnapping info Posted: 02 April 2012 1732 hrs SINGAPORE: Five individuals (men and women) are helping police with investigations regarding the posting of unsubstantiated information via the internet and SMS on children being abducted and...

Smuggler hid 24 birds under trousers Published on Mar 30, 2012 The oriental white-eye is a popular songbird in Singapore. -- PHOTOS: AVA, ST FILE But seven of the 24 oriental white-eye birds were found dead when he was pulled up for a check upon arrival from Batam.A Malaysian odd-job worker...

Bird smuggler jailed 2 weeks and fined $4,000 Published on Mar 29, 2012 By Khushwant Singh The 24 hatchlings were each crammed into a tiny box hidden in a pouch attached to his waist under his clothes In the 2 1/2 hours Lim Chia Ming took to travel from Batam to Singapore, seven of the...

Bird smuggler jailed 2 weeks and fined $4,000 Published on Mar 29, 2012 By Khushwant Singh The 24 hatchlings were each crammed into a tiny box hidden in a pouch attached to his waist under his clothes In the 2 1/2 hours Lim Chia Ming took to travel from Batam to Singapore, seven of the...

Gay lifestyle portal founder given discharge on drug charges Published on Mar 28, 2012 By Elena Chong The founder of gay website Fridae.com was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal on two drug charges. The prosecution applied for the order on Dr Stuart Koe Chi Yeow, 39, who had...

Ex-employment agent gets jail Posted: 26 March 2012 2154 hrs SINGAPORE: A former employment agent has been sentenced to four weeks' jail for abetting a false statement of S Pass holders' salaries. This is the first time a custodial sentence has been meted out to an employment agent for...

Ex-employment agent gets jail Posted: 26 March 2012 2154 hrs SINGAPORE: A former employment agent has been sentenced to four weeks' jail for abetting a false statement of S Pass holders' salaries. This is the first time a custodial sentence has been meted out to an employment agent for...

<iframe width="220" height="115" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1a9HDmSjy1o?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Doctor admits to mowing down cyclist and injuring another Published on Mar 23, 2012 Teo Tiong Kiat, a doctor, was charged in court on June 9 over an accident near Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He is alleged to have caused the death of freelance writer Mok Chee Kong, 35, by committing a negligent act...

Man jailed 18 months for theft, impersonating NEA officer Published on Mar 22, 2012 Sivamani S/O Marimuthu, who was sentenced on March 22, 2012 to 18 months' imprisonment. Sivamani would impersonate a National Environment Agency (NEA) officer on anti-mosquito breeding rounds and stole from...

Four nabbed for suspected loanshark activities Posted: 21 March 2012 1716 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested four men, aged between 19 and 45, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. In the first case, officers from Jurong Police Division arrested three men between Monday and...

Drug syndicate busted, 13 suspects arrested Posted: 20 March 2012 1844 hrs Part of CNB's seizure on March 19, including Erimin-5 and cash. (Photo: CNB) SINGAPORE : The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has busted a drug trafficking group trafficking in various drugs including cannabis...

81,500 packets of contraband cigarettes seized Posted: 19 March 2012 1942 hrs SINGAPORE: Singapore Customs has raked in its largest haul of illegal cigarettes within Singapore in the past year. The agency seized some 81,500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes during night raids at three...

Nine arrested in pre-dawn fight Lianhe Wanbao <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mr Zhong, 60, said the hawkers all took cover in their stalls during the brawl.</cite> Nine people have...

Mother arrested for threatening daughter with knife Lianhe Wanbao <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">The family refused an interview after the woman was arrested.</cite> A woman was...